The Municipality and Borough of Skagway is a first-class borough in Alaska on the Alaska Panhandle. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,240, up from 968 in 2010. The population doubles in the summer tourist season in order to deal with more than 1,000,000 visitors each year. Incorporated as a borough on June 25, 2007, it was previously a city in the Skagway-Yakutat-Angoon Census Area. The most populated community is the census-designated place of Skagway. Skagway was an important port during the Klondike Gold Rush. The White Pass and Yukon Route narrow gauge railroad, part of the area's mining past, is now in operation purely for the tourist trade and runs throughout the summer months. The port of Skagway is a popular stop for cruise ships, and the tourist trade is a big part of the business of Skagway. Skagway is also part of the setting for Jack London's book The Call of the Wild, Will Hobbs's book Jason's Gold, and for Joe Haldeman's novel, Guardian.

State: Alaska
Founded: 1897
Incorporated (city): June 28, 1900
Incorporated (borough): June 5, 2007
Mayor: Sam Bass
State senator: Jesse Kiehl (D)
State rep.: Sara Hannan (D)
Borough: 1,240
Urban (CDP): 1,164
Time zone: AKST (UTC−9)
Summer (DST): AKDT (UTC−8)
Zip Code: 99840
Area code(s): 907
FIPS code: 02-70760
GNIS feature ID: 1414754, 2339479
Website: skagway.org
Official Website: https://www.skagway.org/
Wikidata description: city in Alaska, United States
Wikidata id: Q615975
Wikidata label: Skagway
Wikidata aliases: Array
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